[SEL] A blow to the Old Machinery Movement in Australia

[peter ogborne]

Rob ...I guess i can buy an argument on Slick Willy ...i will give him  a 
go!
As for getting you a couple of tonnes of sideshafts .....give me your postal 
address.
Never been guilty of ripping of those poor souls you speak of . I have found 
that '' up front honesty" pays off. I was given a Smiths Motor Wheel by a 
poor old demented lady ......I checked with her son and daughter and landed 
up with a couple of old Listers ,all gifts.Having been told to get off my 
arse and go and buy all that desirable iron .............!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Skinner" <rskinner at rustyiron.com>
To: "'The SEL email discussion list'" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 2:34 PM
Subject: RE: [SEL] A blow to the Old Machinery Movement in Australia


>
>> When i first posted to the list on the above subject i felt
>> very despondent about the future of our hobby.
>
> Peter,
> While I've not been to Oz and my perspective is clouded by my limited 
> American
> experience, I'm still very sceptical of your media's reporting.  Do you 
> REALLY
> have three billion pounds of collectible iron ready to go to the smelter? 
> We
> have junk yards with who-knows-how-many-tons of old equipment, but most of 
> it
> you'd not haul away if it was given to you for free.
>
> If in fact there are 3,000,000,000 pounds of old sideshaft engines ready 
> to get
> melted down, please set aside a few dozen tons for me.  I'll gladly pay 
> double
> the scrap price and will toss in a case of California style ale.
>
>>,just look around you and see how many things are
>> now made in China. The cheap labour costs
>> and their demand as a consumer is frightening!
>
> Come join us on the Slick Willy List, where we love to toss around ideas 
> like
> these.  If you're the sensitive sort who gets mopey over the exchange of 
> diverse
> ideas, it might not be for you.
>
>>  The value of engines will rise ,nothing will be given away
>
> Should collectors get valuable engines for free?  Is that not taking 
> advantage
> of the ignorant seller?  I'm sure there are theologians among us who can 
> offer
> council on whether to offer a poor widow a fair price, or to offer a
> ridiculously low price in an attempt to decieve the seller.
>
> Good luck saving all the good stuff.
> Rob
>
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